In this week 20 match, on Sunday Feb 5th, Hajduk Split hosts Rijeka at Stadion Poljud in a clash of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hajduk Split is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Istra 1961. Ante Erceg struck first for Istra 1961 in the 29th minute, then Einar Galilea added another in the 53rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hajduk Split couldn’t manage to score, and Istra 1961 took the shutout win. Hajduk Split should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while rijeka sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Šibenik. Matija Frigan scored the first goal for Rijeka in the 4th minute, but Ivan Delić got the equalizer for Šibenik in the 7th minute. Rijeka is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Hnk Rijeka, Hajduk Split was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Chidozie Awaziem scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 51st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rijeka couldn’t manage to score, and Hajduk Split took the shutout win.
Rijeka is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Antonio Marin and Matija Frigan each having 2 goals in their last 5. Vrcic and Marco Fossati are the top scorers for Hajduk Split in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.